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Known For
Actor
Birthday
(Monday)
Birthplace
Parc Montsouris, Paris, France
Height
1 cm (0'0")
Nationality
Religion
Catholicism
Languages
English, French, Italian, Russian
Spouse
Ronald Chammah (1982)
Children
3 children: Lolita Chammah
Siblings
Rémi Huppert, Caroline Huppert, Élisabeth Huppert
Education
Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Versailles
Zodiac Sign
♓ Pisces
Chinese Zodiac
蛇 Snake
Popularity
Tier B -- 38,036 Wikipedia views/month
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Career
Career spanning 53 years (1972-2025)
Notable
109 total credits -- top 1% among S-tier people
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 18
Frequent co-star
Appeared in 6 films with Jacques Spiesser
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Filmography (50)
AWARDS (8)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
2017
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Honorary Lumière Award
2016
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Donostia Award
2003
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
2001
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Biography
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. Nominated for a record sixteen César Awards, she has won two. Among other accolades, she has received six Lumières Award nominations, more than any other person, and won four. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her second on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
Huppert's first César nomination was for the 1975 film Aloïse. In 1978, she won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for The Lacemaker. She went on to win two Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival, for Violette Nozière (1978) and The Piano Teacher (2001), as well as two Volpi Cups for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival, for Story of Women (1988) and La Cérémonie. Her other films in France include Loulou (1980), La Séparation (1994), 8 Women (2002), Gabrielle (2005), Amour (2012), and Things to Come (2016). Among international film's most prolific actresses, Huppert has worked in Italy, Russia, Central Europe, and in Asia. Her English-language films include: Heaven's Gate (1980), The Bedroom Window (1987), I Heart Huckabees (2004), The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013), Louder Than Bombs (2015), Greta (2018), and Frankie (2019).
In 2016, Huppert garnered international acclaim for her performance in Elle, which earned her a Golden Globe Award, an Independent Spirit Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won Best Actress awards from the National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, for both Elle and Things to Come.
Also a prolific stage actress, Huppert is the most nominated actress for the Molière Award, with seven nominations. She made her London stage debut in the title role of the play Mary Stuart in 1996, and her New York stage debut in a 2005 production of
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How old is Isabelle Huppert?
Isabelle Huppert is 73 years old, born on .
Where was Isabelle Huppert born?
Isabelle Huppert was born in Parc Montsouris, Paris, France.
What movies or shows has Isabelle Huppert been in?
Isabelle Huppert has 50 credits in our database. Notable titles include The Blood Countess (2026), Luz (2025), The Richest Woman in the World (2025), Sidonie in Japan (2024), My New Friends (2024).
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Isabelle Huppert is primarily known as an actor. Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known…
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